The
competition course has not been certified in accordance with USA Swimming
Rules and Regulations Article 104.2.2(C).

The
competition course has not been certified in accordance with USA Swimming
Rules and Regulations Article 104.2.2(C).

Schedule:

Session

Warm-up

Events Start

13 and Over Session

6:30 - 7:20 am

7:30 am

12 and Under Session

11:30 am - 12:20 pm (12:30-1:20 for Fairland only)

12:30 pm (1:30 Fairland)

Eligibility:

Open
to all Potomac Valley Swimming registered athletes. Also, open to registered
athletes of invited USA Swimming clubs. Clubs interested in
participating should request an invitation from the PVS Senior Chairman,
Riley Eaton at 301-367-2819 orjreaton@verizon.net
or the PVS Age Group Chairman, Bill Marlin at 571-334-0987 or coach_bill@verizon.net.
Swimmers shall compete at the age attained on the first day of the meet. It
may be necessary to limit entries due to time constraints.

Warnings:

Any club that
enters an unregistered or improperly registered athlete, falsifies an entry
in any way, or permits an unregistered coach to represent them, will be fined
the sum of $100.00 and no further entries will be accepted from that club
until the said fine has been paid.

Entry fees are
due with meet entry. Unpaid fees will be reported to the PVS Administrative
Office at the conclusion of the meet.

Rules:

Current
USA Swimming rules shall govern the meet. All events are timed finals. A
contestant may enter no more than three(3) events.

SEED TIMES ARE LONG COURSE METERS

No on-deck
USA-S registration is permitted.

Swim
Suit Rule:

Effective May
15, 2009: For 12 & Under swimmers, swimsuits worn in all 12 and Under
Age Group defined competition or Open or non-designated competition that
includes either scoring or awards by age, shall not cover the neck, extend
past the shoulder, nor past the knee. Violators will be barred from
competition until the swimmer’s swimsuit meets the requirements of this
paragraph.

PVS
and host clubs along with their Meet Directors are committed to the Inclusion Policy as adopted by the
BOD. Athletes with a disability are welcomed and are asked to provide
advance notice of desired accommodations to the Meet Director. The athlete
(or the athlete’s coach) is also responsible for notifying the session
referee of any disability prior to the competition.

Positive
Check In:

All
events 200 Meters or longer will be deck seeded. The Meet Director will
determine if positive check-in will be required for any events of 100 meters
or shorter.
Athletes who check in to a deck-seeded event, have been seeded, and fail to
swim the event will be barred from their next scheduled individual event,
unless excused by the Referee before the event takes place.

Warm-up:

The
prescribed Potomac Valley Swimming warm-up procedures and safety policies
will be followed. The Meet Director may determine the structure of the
warm-up, including times and lane assignments.

Officials:

Each
participating club is requested to provide at least one table worker or
official (referee, starter or stroke and turn judge) per session if entering 25
or more splashes.

All certified
officials wishing to volunteer to work this meet please contact the
appropriate club officials chairman or meet referee as
shown above prior to June 2. Please include your club affiliation, certifications
held and sessions you wish to work. Officials volunteering should sign in at
the recording table prior to the start of Warm-ups. Certified officials who
have not previously advised of their availability may volunteer their
services to the Referee at this time.

Timers:

Participating
clubs are required to provide timers in proportion to their entries. A timer
is required for each 25 entries. The number of timers being committed must be
included on the club master entry. The number of timers required will be
adjusted when club is providing other officials. Acceptance of the club entry
is based upon compliance with the above. Host clubs are required to provide
one timer per lane.

Supervision:

Coaches
are responsible for the conduct of their swimmers and for cleaning up their
team areas.

Admission/
Programs:

There
is no admission charge. Programs for each session will be available for a
price not to exceed $2.00 each. Working officials and coaches receive a free
program.

Concessions:

There
will be no concessions available for athletes and spectators at this meet.

Awards:

There
are no awards at this meet.

Fees:

Fees
for individual events are $3.75.

Entry fees
are due with meet entry. Unpaid fees will be reported to the PVS
Administrative Office at the conclusion of the meet.

Meet
Entry Procedures:

General
Instructions:

Entries
should be submitted using Hy-Tek Team Managervia
e-mail. Events for this meet can be downloaded at 09-58-events.zip
. Include in the e-mail subject heading "2009 PVS Sr/Age I -
****" with the club's initials substituted in place of the
asterisks. Also include training site if
your club submits multiple entries and number of timers being committed.

Two
Team Manager meet entry reports (saved in Word) must also be sent:
(1) by swimmer and (2) by event.

In
body of e-mail give total number of splashes (men, women, total entry)
and contact information (name, phone, e-mail address)

Meet
Directors are requested to acknowledge receipt by return e-mail within
24 hours. Clubs submitting entries that do NOT receive an
acknowledgement should contact the Meet Director by other than e-mail to
confirm receipt.

Each club is requested to remit one check via
USPS to cover the entry fees for the entire team. Please put the club name
on the entry check (if not a club check), the number of entries, and the meet
name or sanction number on your check. Please do not send cash. Meet
directors have been instructed not to accept telephone or fax entries.

Entries
not submitted on the required forms, not complete, not legible or not
in the required electronic format, will not be accepted and will be
returned. The Meet Director will not be held responsible if there is no
time to properly resubmit the entry.

Individual
or unattached entries will only be accepted by manual entry sent to the
address listed below.

Manual
Entries:

Manual
entries must be submitted on the PVS master entry sheet.
Also submit a completed "entry
cover sheet". Signature and phone number of a club
official must be included with entry for validation of entries.

There
will be a $1.00 surcharge per athlete for manual entries of 10 or more.

Late/Deck
Entries

Late
(deck) entries are $10.00 per individual event and must be submitted no later
than 45 minutes prior to the first event of each session. Swimmers will first
be entered into open lanes in existing heats on a first come, first served
basis. In the event of a significantly over subscribed session, the Meet
Director reserves the right to not accept deck entries.

Evidence of
current USA-S registration will be required for deck entries. This can
be done by presenting a copy of the athlete's USA-S athlete's registration
card.

Deadline:

The
Meet Director must receive all entries for this meet no later than

5:00 p.m., Tuesday,
June 2, 2009.

Important: The above date is the
deadline for clubs to submit their entries to the Meet Director. Therefore,
clubs usually set an earlier deadline to receive entries from their swimmers.
Check with your club for this information.